Rochester, New York based Diamond Packaging announced that it won three awards in the 2024 North American Paperboard Packaging Competition, the premier competition for carton manufacturers involved in the concept, design, print, performance, and shelf appeal of paperboard packaging. Awards were presented last month during the Paperboard Packaging Council’s Fall Meeting & Leadership Conference in Atlanta.
Diamond won a Gold Award: Sustainability in the Pharmaceutical/Healthcare/Cannabis category for The Cannabist Company’s Hedy Cannabis-Infused Chocolate Bar cannabis packaging. The folding cartons were converted utilizing laminated paperboard and offset printed with five (5) PMS Inks, in-line with UV matte coating and DiamondTouch soft touch coating.
Diamond won an Excellence Award: Sustainability in the Cosmetics category for StriVectin’s Holiday Collection 2023 packaging. The folding cartons were converted utilizing FSC-certified Billerud CrownBoard Prestige paperboard, cold foiled, and offset printed with four color process and PMS inks, in-line with UV matte and UV high gloss spot coating.
The structural design incorporates an integrated inner cell that securely holds the contents and creates a three-dimensional shadow box effect within an arched front window. The standard straight tuck carton incorporates slit lock closures with feet on the bottom panel for added stability. The graphic design features a striking silver front panel with color accents on the front arched insert and on the top, side, and rear panels.
Overprinting PMS colors over silver cold foil differentiates all four gift sets, adds distinction, and reinforces StriVectin as a prestige skincare brand. The overall matte coating provides a striking contrast to the UV gloss spot coating applied over the product photos.
Embossed logos on the front and side panels add depth and dimension to the design along with an appealing tactile quality that promotes consumer interaction.
Diamond won an Excellence Award: Sustainability in the Self-Promotional category for its 2024 “Suitable for Framing” corporate calendar. The calendar reproduces Impressionist masterpieces in a gilded gold frame enclosing works of art from Vincent van Gogh, Édouard Manet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, and Henri-Edmond Cross.
